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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Apr 26, 2009

Hard to see the scale of this spider against the background, but it's on the top of my grill. Taken with a macro-lense in SE Massachusetts today.

What are the green things under it's eyes?

Thanx!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Apr 26, 2009

This is a jumping spider (family Salticidae) in the genus Phidippus; quite possibly Phidippus audax, a common species known as the ‘bold jumper.’ The green objects below its eyes are its chelicerae, the bases of its fangs. See http://tinyurl.com/dxkmyj for detailed information on this fascinating spider.

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Apr 26, 2009

That's it for sure. Thanks for the ID and the link; very interesting stuff. :)

Here's a pic head-on.

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